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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
told the young people to enjoy their youth while they could
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Recent Examples of youth
The finding that the most effective music for rekindling neural pathways in older age is what was listened to in one’s youth interestingly recalls a large body of study illustrating how music and cultural taste is fundamentally formed in a person’s teenage years.
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New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025
Soccer beginnings: Started at San Lorenzo youth team at nine years old, joined first team at age 21.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Among the specifications of the deal are that CarMax will be the presenting partner of Angel City’s season ticket program, title night event and camps series, which comprises 10 weeks of youth soccer camps for about 500 kids in the Los Angeles region.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Though youth, energy and beauty may be perishable — and rejection is a constant — be strong, stay soft and never give up.
—Pamela Anderson, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025
Soccer beginnings: Started at San Lorenzo youth team at nine years old, joined first team at age 21.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Among the specifications of the deal are that CarMax will be the presenting partner of Angel City’s season ticket program, title night event and camps series, which comprises 10 weeks of youth soccer camps for about 500 kids in the Los Angeles region.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Though youth, energy and beauty may be perishable — and rejection is a constant — be strong, stay soft and never give up.
—Pamela Anderson, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youth
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Scammers — with access to kids’ names and school information — are tricking parents into paying for bogus SAT and ACT prep materials.—
Jan Diaz,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Vaccinating infants and young children is widely recommended as a way to prevent kids from being exposed to life-threatening diseases like measles and to protect other children in school.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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While Aaron grew up on a steady diet of his parents’ Chinese and Vietnamese cooking as a first-generation American, pizza was a childhood staple for Natalie, whose family has lived in America for generations.—
Elazar Sontag,
Bon Appétit,
20 Feb. 2025
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Who can resist the classic flavors of this childhood favorite?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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Yet the character genuinely loves his family, including younger siblings Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), a college student, and teenager Lochlan (Sam Nivola).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The teenager, who is heading to play golf competitively at the University of Miami, wore the company’s Luxe Lounge mid-weight quarter-zip pull over.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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Their adult children wept on the witness stand and spoke of their devastation.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Make your 100 percent tax-deductible donation today to help UNICEF reach more children in need.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Thirty-six percent of adolescents were overweight in 2022, according to data from the California Health Interview Survey at UCLA.—
Teri Sforza,
Orange County Register,
12 Feb. 2025
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The study did not look at surgeries among transgender adolescents.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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The second juvenile, Spencer said, was in custody in Harris County on Wednesday.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The eldest of the juveniles admitted to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery at a hearing in April 2023.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youth. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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